TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to bring ...

Burlesque might bring to mind the life of a showgirl like Dita Von Teese or the stocking-adorned duo Christina Aguilera and Cher formed for a movie. The cabaret troupe Sign of the Beast Burlesque’s ...

Queer Liberty’s first show featured the group’s founder Gabriel VanHorn (far left) in his drag persona Showbiz Baby with local drag artists (from left to right) Ra O. O’Bishop, Medusa Chaos, Susu ...

Sauntering toward me in the cafe is the legendary burlesque dancer Velvet Ice. She came of age in the funky ’70s but on this Thursday is adorned in a modern black fleece, dark denim flares, and wedge ...

Burlesque performance is not striptease. Neither is it a drag show. In the case of "Wild Encounters," a burlesque show on stage Oct. 6 at The Meteor in Bentonville, it's "a fresh take on a ...

Somewhere between Tropicana and nipple tassels exists the extravaganza that is Pasión Burlesque. Coproduced by Alexis Morgenstern and dancer Aurora Natrix, the show combines elements of the classic ...

A temporary exhibit is in D.C. for a final weekend celebrating the contributions of Black performers within the art of ...

The term “striptease” was once a feminist’s four-letter word. But the sass and sauce of the strip have been reclaimed by a younger generation that finds empowerment in the seductive art of burlesque.

Kellita Maloof had been dancing since she was young. But she didn’t fully appreciate what dance had given her until she was recovering from a flare up of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder ...